Benjamin Name Popularity

How popular is Benjamin?

The uber popular name Benjamin was the 6th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2017.

This top 10 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 250 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 6, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached for the first time in 2016 and as recently as 2017.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 1989 with 15,730 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Benjamin was 324 in 1903.

Benjamin, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1908-1915, 1939-1942, 1944-1951, 1965-1981, 1984-1989, 1997-2000, and 2010-2016, whereas 1989-1993 were years of successive downward movement.

Where is the name Benjamin popularity headed?

Benjamin's popularity is at a very high point when measured against its most notable year.

The popularity trend for Benjamin has remained mostly unchanged for a while. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Benjamin lately has remained about the same.

The name Benjamin is a huge favorite and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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Benjamin (Girl)

Benjamin (Boy)

Year

%

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

2017

8

11,735

13,733

6

2016

12

8,950

14,629

6

2015

18

6,736

13,692

10

2014

17

7,029

13,790

12

2013

19

6,496

13,494

14

2012

14

8,256

12,821

16

2011

24

5,562

13,061

19

2010

23

5,797

12,428

22

2009

11

10,066

13,111

19

2008

22

6,148

12,946

25

2007

17

7,434

13,275

26

2006

12

9,370

13,755

24

2005

19

6,299

13,572

25

2004

67

2,508

13,818

25

2003

22

5,439

14,073

24

2002

26

4,649

13,478

27

2001

17

6,363

14,329

27

2000

24

4,802

14,840

26

1999

27

4,209

13,660

29

1998

17

5,839

13,059

30

1997

21

4,843

13,266

29

1996

24

4,318

13,777

29

1995

23

4,359

12,715

31

1994

32

3,455

12,787

31

1993

25

4,109

12,679

33

1992

29

3,695

13,452

33

1991

31

3,456

13,872

33

1990

39

2,906

14,621

33

1989

55

2,197

15,730

29

1988

94

1,455

15,185

30

1987

73

1,663

14,880

28

1986

85

1,474

13,789

30

1985

88

1,432

13,428

31

1984

73

1,551

13,263

30

1983

96

1,278

13,287

32

1982

85

1,428

13,818

33

1981

69

1,664

14,354

32

1980

80

1,493

13,635

32

1979

79

1,495

12,520

33

1978

73

1,523

11,415

34

1977

63

1,663

12,112

29

1976

53

1,778

10,680

32

1975

47

1,910

9,552

36

1974

38

2,136

7,189

46

1973

30

2,458

5,235

55

1972

18

3,409

4,504

64

1971

27

2,666

4,251

69

1970

22

3,037

3,930

81

1969

16

3,472

3,383

91

1968

22

2,712

3,019

99

1967

18

2,972

2,508

119

1966

13

3,569

2,378

130

1965

15

3,272

2,338

133

1964

12

3,890

2,507

131

1963

15

3,347

2,350

144

1962

15

3,298

2,509

140

1961

9

4,564

2,387

146

1960

10

4,200

2,245

155

1959

9

4,323

2,335

150

1958

12

3,561

2,255

151

1957

13

3,322

2,490

138

1956

5

6,019

2,467

131

1955

10

3,800

2,449

132

1954

9

3,999

2,451

132

1953

11

3,494

2,418

128

1952

8

4,152

2,440

122

1951

10

3,505

2,347

123

1950

8

3,985

2,187

123

1949

7

4,276

2,018

134

1948

5

5,304

1,959

141

1947

7

4,383

1,931

144

1946

7

4,027

1,656

146

1945

8

3,408

1,562

140

1944

8

3,402

1,621

130

1943

12

2,713

1,718

130

1942

< 5

--

1,690

129

1941

8

3,272

1,577

124

1940

6

3,904

1,445

128

1939

5

4,313

1,423

124

1938

8

3,202

1,415

125

1937

6

3,847

1,423

119

1936

< 5

--

1,353

123

1935

7

3,453

1,409

123

1934

7

3,479

1,482

117

1933

10

2,703

1,412

118

1932

12

2,508

1,541

115

1931

8

3,250

1,556

113

1930

8

3,386

1,596

114

1929

17

2,016

1,694

107

1928

16

2,199

1,804

106

1927

7

3,909

1,925

101

1926

13

2,583

1,897

98

1925

8

3,697

2,072

93

1924

5

5,153

2,221

89

1923

5

5,046

2,317

86

1922

8

3,697

2,376

82

1921

9

3,436

2,413

82

1920

6

4,443

2,309

83

1919

10

3,029

2,279

79

1918

< 5

--

2,431

79

1917

5

4,668

2,386

76

1916

5

4,492

2,186

79

1915

7

3,470

2,241

71

1914

5

3,683

1,823

70

1913

< 5

--

1,466

70

1912

< 5

--

1,272

67

1911

< 5

--

690

64

1910

< 5

--

536

70

1909

< 5

--

489

63

1908

< 5

--

480

63

1907

< 5

--

460

64

1906

< 5

--

352

71

1905

< 5

--

379

68

1904

< 5

--

358

68

1903

< 5

--

324

69

1902

< 5

--

374

61

1901

< 5

--

343

56

1900

< 5

--

450

57

1899

< 5

--

335

57

1898

< 5

--

405

55

1897

< 5

--

378

54

1896

< 5

--

416

51

1895

< 5

--

452

48

1894

< 5

--

469

44

1893

< 5

--

481

42

1892

< 5

--

525

42

1891

< 5

--

461

41

1890

< 5

--

537

37

1889

< 5

--

760

21

1888

< 5

--

781

25

1887

< 5

--

473

34

1886

< 5

--

463

39

1885

< 5

--

464

38

1884

< 5

--

509

38

1883

< 5

--

508

31

1882

< 5

--

478

34

1881

< 5

--

481

31

1880

< 5

--

490

32

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.